DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis’ Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1 billion led by Thrive CapitalAI-driven drug discovery firm Isomorphic Labs secured a massive $2.1 billion in Series B funding. This capital will fuel the expansion of t...
13 May, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Google’s Isomorphic Labs to raise over $2 billion in new fundingAlphabet's AI drug discovery firm, Isomorphic Labs, is reportedly close to securing over $2 billion in new funding, led by Thrive Capital. ...
09 May, 2026, 09.08 AM IST
- Google to build AI campus in South Korea, presidential office says
South Korea and Google are set to build a new artificial intelligence campus in Seoul. This collaboration aims to foster cooperation betwee...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
Potential misuse of AI by ‘bad actors’ a worry, says Google DeepMind CEO Demis HassabisSpeaking at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Hassabis also warned that risks related to biosecurity and cybersecurity need urgent attenti...
18 Feb, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
DeepMind’s AlphaGenome: A New AI That Reads Life’s CodeScientists have traditionally referred to DNA as the blueprint to life. Another potent new artificial intelligence (AI) application, the Al...
29 Jan, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
DeepMind’s CEO Says AI Can Outperform Doctors — But Nurses? Not a ChanceDemis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, recently stirred global debate with a provocative statement: AI may one day outperform doctors, but...
07 Aug, 2025, 02.51 PM IST
AI driven Innovations in targeted drug delivery: The emergence of needless syringes.Scientists are developing AI-designed molecular syringes. These syringes use modified bacterial proteins. They target specific cells for dr...
12 Jun, 2025, 12.05 PM IST
Google’s missed opportunity: Sundar Pichai on the Netflix deal that nearly happenedThe Google CEO said there were many “small regrets” over the years, particularly around missed acquisitions, but clarified the Netflix deal...
17 May, 2025, 04.28 PM IST
DeepMind scientist calls LLMs 'exotic mind-like entities': Why the future of AI needs a new vocabulary?DeepMind Principal Scientist Murray Shanahan describes large language models (LLMs) as "exotic mind-like entities," highlighting our lack o...
27 Apr, 2025, 03.59 PM IST
A techie had to face a 50-hour interview for a job. Why it took so long?A techie recently experienced a grueling 50-hour interview process for a top position, highlighting the intense scrutiny both the company a...
14 Dec, 2024, 09.50 PM IST
Google’s triumph on the Nobel stage resolves a 50-year-old mysteryAlphaFold 2, an AI model developed through Google’s DeepMind initiative, cracked the code for predicting complex protein structures from am...
13 Oct, 2024, 08.51 PM IST
2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Who are David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper?2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Winner: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honored David Baker for computational protein design and Demis Hass...
11 Oct, 2024, 02.48 PM IST
Will AI one day win a Nobel Prize?Some scientists are already hard at work seeking to create an AI colleague worthy of a Nobel, with this year's laureates to be announced be...
03 Oct, 2024, 01.48 PM IST
Google DeepMind unveils next generation of drug discovery AI modelWith the latest incarnation of AlphaFold, researchers at DeepMind and sister company Isomorphic Labs - both overseen by cofounder Demis Has...
09 May, 2024, 08.34 AM IST
Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropy project plans AI system for life sciences researchThe Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, created by Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, will use the computing system to run openly available AI...
19 Sep, 2023, 11.11 PM IST
A database of 200 million-plus protein shapes is hypercharging biomedical researchSo far, scientists have been using X-ray crystallography to find out the shape of proteins. This is expensive and time-consuming. Of course...
13 Sep, 2022, 10.52 PM IST
- Knowing 3D shape of any protein to become as simple as typing in Google search
The 3D shape, or structure, of a protein is what determines its function in cells. Most drugs are designed using structural information, an...
08 Aug, 2022, 10.50 PM IST